Another way we can think of the universe is as a virtual reality where ever belief we hold manifests itself. So we can only see a reflection of our own consciousness. Then what we call the universe out there is really a projection of ourselves. What we see changes as we change our beliefs and how we view others.

An example is when we might wear tinted glasses. Everything we see is colored by the glasses. That is how I think our beliefs color the world we see. So the universe does not change, but our perception of it.